Untitled Ad Verses a Childlike Fairy Tale Imagery
A fragment presents an ad style voice praising a child named with bright faces and wondrous tales. The lines hint at a bedtime fantasy scene with hopeful imagery and dreamlike qualities.
02 Jan 1890
Page 1
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1890
Page
1
A fragment presents an ad style voice praising a child named with bright faces and wondrous tales. The lines hint at a bedtime fantasy scene with hopeful imagery and dreamlike qualities.
The text lists ethical maxims about conduct and civility, then a series of historical events linked to Fridays. It mixes reminders to avoid levity with references to battles, births, deaths, and notable moments occurring on Fridays across eras. The tone mirrors a didactic note from a periodical.
An amusing tale from a German entourage shows the little Crown Prince tiring of bowing to crowds. He orders the coachman to stop and says the governess must exit, prompting a quick correction from the coachman. A Cincinnati Times Star note recalls a debonair exchange on a streetcar with a deaf elder and a strikingly young woman triggering anger over a joke about teeth.
An armed rail worker from ACSLF stopped a passenger train on the Naugatuck road on Monday saving life of Thomas Lennan who lay injured on the track a short distance ahead. The incident highlights duty and morality in self government.
The text presents poetic lines about ringing bells and peaceful dreams, urging gratitude and joy in a serene, dreamless season. It evokes imagery of grey robed care and divine peace without a clear narrative or identifiable event.
A London letter recalls a thief breaking into a Belgravia home in the early morning. He hid behind a screen as the family followed a strict schedule of piano, singing, violin, and flute lessons from seven to eleven thirty. The intruder finally surrendered asking for mercy and to be taken to the station while praising the band.
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